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Simon de Vries

Dutch schoolmaster, polygraph and bookseller
Person human Q107999611

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[24]
Date of birth
1630, 1624[11]
Date of death
1708, April 30, 1708[12]
Place of birth
Culemborg
Place of death
Utrecht, Utrecht[10]
Country of citizenship
Kingdom of the Netherlands, Korea[14][15]
Occupation
writer, teacher, historian, playwright, book printer, poet, printer, translator, book dealer, publisher[17][18][19][20][21]
Religion or worldview
Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk, Reformed Christianity[22][23]
Child
Gerardus de Vries[13]
Work location
Utrecht, Utrecht[27]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Dutch[33]
Date of burial or cremation
April 30, 1708[35]
Described by source
Biographisch woordenboek der Nederlanden, Nieuw biographisch, anthologisch en critisch woordenboek van Nederlandsche dichters, Letterkundig woordenboek voor Noord en Zuid, The Dutch and Flemish authors, Biographisch Woordenboek der Noord- en Zuidnederlandsche Letterkunde[28][29][30][31][32]
Different from
Simon Philip de Vries[34]
Family name
Vries[25]
Given name
Simon[26]
Native language
Dutch[16]
P14608
119208873[36]
🏷️ Also known as
en Simon de Vries en Simon Vries en Symon de Vries
🔖 Identifiers · 28
ISNI
0000000118390308
VIAF cluster ID
98152380037.2B (88.1M–98152380037.2B, n=3)
Library of Congress authority ID
n85355845
GND ID
119208873
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
134906730
Biografisch Portaal van Nederland ID
01133544
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01366929
CiNii Research ID
1140563741655733120
DBNL author ID
vrie047
DDB person (GND) ID
119208873
Described at URL
www.dbnl.org, www.dbnl.org, www.dbnl.org, www.dbnl.org, www.dbnl.org, www.dbnl.org, www.dbnl.org
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
119208873
Show all 28 identifiers +16
ECARTICO person ID
43071
FAST ID
1856525
Geographicus cartographer ID
vriessimonde
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/11rsxy44z3
IdRef ID
243257066
KBR person ID
14370522
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
119208873
Museum-digital ID
34922
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA14532201
National Historical Museums of Sweden ID
person/95D802A7-B8C2-4105-A11C-24B6994707F6
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007269635405171
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
069509565, 075563789
Open Library ID
OL6770841A
Rijksmuseum Research Library authority ID
119684
Swedish Open Cultural Heritage URI
LSH/agents/44826
Yale LUX ID
person/d6a5badb-e43e-402a-8fee-312fce728d9e

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Summary

Simon de Vries was born on 1630[1] in Culemborg[2]. He died on 1708[3] in Utrecht[4]. He worked as a writer[5], teacher[6], historian[7], playwright[8], and book printer[9].

FAQs

Where was Simon de Vries born?

Simon de Vries's place of birth was Culemborg[2].

Where did Simon de Vries die?

Simon de Vries died in Utrecht[4].

What did Simon de Vries do for work?

Simon de Vries worked as a writer[5], teacher[6], historian[7], playwright[8], and book printer[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Digital Library for Dutch Literature. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Biografisch Portaal. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . ECARTICO. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [24] ↑ . Biografisch Portaal. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] ↑ . CERL Thesaurus. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . ECARTICO. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . CERL Thesaurus. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . CERL Thesaurus. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . ECARTICO. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . Biografisch Portaal. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . ECARTICO. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [1] ↑ . NACSIS-CAT. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [11] ↑ . ECARTICO. Retrieved . geographicus.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [3] ↑ . CERL Thesaurus. Retrieved . geographicus.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [12] ↑ . ECARTICO. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . CERL Thesaurus. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . Digital Library for Dutch Literature. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . Digital Library for Dutch Literature. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . Digital Library for Dutch Literature. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . Biografisch Portaal. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . Digital Library for Dutch Literature. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . Digital Library for Dutch Literature. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/62518|batch #62518]]: prefer more precise dates and places"
  2. 17w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14608 → 119208873
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14608: 119208873, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1783130387391"
  3. 23w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Biographisch woordenboek der Nederlanden, Nieuw biographisch, anthologisch en critisch woordenboek van Nederlandsche dichters, Letterkundig woordenboek voor Noord en Zuid +2
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/33123|batch #33123]]: Remove redundant described by source (P1343) - ID P13576 is present."
  4. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    NACSIS-CAT author ID → DA14532201
    Wikidata description → Dutch schoolmaster, polygraph and bookseller
    Different from → Simon Philip de Vries
    Date of birth → +1630-01-01T00:00:00Z, +1624-00-00T00:00:00Z
    + 44 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30842|batch #30842]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (1)"
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